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a u.s. war plane crashes in libya but the americans are board are said to be safe after a third night of attacks on tripoli and growing diplomatic battles who should take the lead in this mission. we will get the latest from libya and talk with senator john mccain about what is next for the u.s. and its allies. >>> fallout fears. japanese officials say the struggle to control leaking radiation at a crippled nuclear plant could go on for weeks as water in one of the storage pools becomes dangerously hot. concerns continue to grow over radiation leaking into the food and water supply while the death toll continues to skyrocket, "early" this tuesday morning, march 22nd, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> welcome to "the early show" here on a tuesday morning. chris wragge along with erica hill. you're seeing pictures of an f-15 eagle strike down over libya late last night. >> breaking news we are following this morning. we want to get you the very late evidentest on that american fighter jet. yo
a u.s. war plane crashes in libya but the americans are board are said to be safe after a third night of attacks on tripoli and growing diplomatic battles who should take the lead in this mission. we will get the latest from libya and talk with senator john mccain about what is next for the u.s. and its allies. >>> fallout fears. japanese officials say the struggle to control leaking radiation at a crippled nuclear plant could go on for weeks as water in one of the storage pools...
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thanks for the tip. >>> the u.s. state department has issued a travel alert urging u.s. citizens to avoid all nonessential tourism to japan, and while inside japan, hundreds of flights have been canceled, stranding thousands of travelers. if you or someone you know is trying to get in or out, our cbs news travel editor peter greenberg is here with what you need to know. peter, thanks for joining us. >> good morning, rebecca. >> inside japan, transportation was brought to a virtual standstill as of the quake yesterday. what is the status now? >> well, the tokyo subway system which, of course, handles 8 million passengers a day was disrupted. it's coming back into limited service. some of the lines south of tokyo have reopened. in northeastern japan, that's a totally different story. highways and train tracks are flooded. nothing's operating there right now. >> then you have the air travel which has also been disrupted in and out of tokyo, which is a very significant hub for travel around the world. how impacted is international travel overall right now, peter? >> well, yo
thanks for the tip. >>> the u.s. state department has issued a travel alert urging u.s. citizens to avoid all nonessential tourism to japan, and while inside japan, hundreds of flights have been canceled, stranding thousands of travelers. if you or someone you know is trying to get in or out, our cbs news travel editor peter greenberg is here with what you need to know. peter, thanks for joining us. >> good morning, rebecca. >> inside japan, transportation was brought to a...
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the u.s. officials had hoped last night that nato would vote to turn the entire operation over to nato, but they did not. hillary clinton hopes to nail that down when she goes to london next week to negotiate again with nato allies but i tell you even after control is turned over to nato, u.s. pilots will still be deeply involved flying everything from surveillance missions to combat missions. chris? >> cbs' chip reid at the white house for us, thank you. >>> also in washington this morning is cbs news political analyst john dickerson. good morning. >> good morning, chris. >> the president getting a lot of criticism from both sides of the aisle for not consulting more with congress on this and waiting for the handover to nato right now. does that criticism get brushed back a little with this handover? >> members of both parties in congress like to be brought in on these decisions, so part of this is just they are angry they have been left out in the cold. also this idea that this was an open-e
the u.s. officials had hoped last night that nato would vote to turn the entire operation over to nato, but they did not. hillary clinton hopes to nail that down when she goes to london next week to negotiate again with nato allies but i tell you even after control is turned over to nato, u.s. pilots will still be deeply involved flying everything from surveillance missions to combat missions. chris? >> cbs' chip reid at the white house for us, thank you. >>> also in washington...
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saying u.s. role in attacking moammar gadhafi forces is limited, but necessary. >> i refuse to wait for the images of slaughter in mass graves before taking action. >> gadhafi is still clinging to power and many question whether the u.s. and its allies are doing enough to push him out. we will talk with tu.s. baee ambassador to the u.n. and john mccain. >>> the snake hunt. the venomous cobra that escaped from the bronx zoo remains on loose this morning creating a media frenzy and inspiring a legion of twitter followers "early" this tuesday morning, march 29th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> good tuesday morning. i'm erica hill. >> i'm chris wragge. welcome back to the country. the time zone, the program. >> nice to be back sitting next to you, chris. >>> things were busy while i was away. >>> more on the president speech's last night and that ongoing battle for libya. this morning, rebel forces are macing more resistance from gadhafi militias. a state department diplomat is going to benghazi
saying u.s. role in attacking moammar gadhafi forces is limited, but necessary. >> i refuse to wait for the images of slaughter in mass graves before taking action. >> gadhafi is still clinging to power and many question whether the u.s. and its allies are doing enough to push him out. we will talk with tu.s. baee ambassador to the u.n. and john mccain. >>> the snake hunt. the venomous cobra that escaped from the bronx zoo remains on loose this morning creating a media...
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the u.s. and its allies attacked government targets the fifth straight night. gadhafi forces are back in the key rebel held city of misrata after air strikes forced them out on wednesday. nato plans to enforce the no-fly zone but plans still on hold because of objections from turkey, a nato member. cbs news correspondent macphillips is in libya's capital tripoli with the very latest. mark, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. the pounding of pro-gadhafi forces continued overnight and a hit on major depot and action against the forces in the field as you say but to uncertain effect. there is another battle raging here as well and that is the battle over who exactly the victims of this conflict really are. anti-aircraft tracer fire at night is usually a sign that seems like this will follow. libyan state tv broadcast what it said was the bombing of a military base but they claim there were civilian victims as well. these, they said, were some of them. it suggested this hospital was wh
the u.s. and its allies attacked government targets the fifth straight night. gadhafi forces are back in the key rebel held city of misrata after air strikes forced them out on wednesday. nato plans to enforce the no-fly zone but plans still on hold because of objections from turkey, a nato member. cbs news correspondent macphillips is in libya's capital tripoli with the very latest. mark, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. the pounding of pro-gadhafi forces continued...
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the president has insisted all along that the u.s. became involved only to protect the lives of innocent civilians from the brutal gadhafi regime. but critics keep asking him what the long-term goals are, what's the exit strategy? over the weekend and on sunday at cbs' "face the nation" secretary of state clinton said that the military intervention is already producing results. >> we have a lot of diplomats and military leaders in libya who are flipping, changing sides, defecting because they see the handwriting on the wall. >> reporter: white house sources tell cbs news the president will say tonight that the u.s. and allied intervention in libya has not only averted a catastrophe, but also advanced american interests. he's likely to point to the capture over the weekend of the cities of brega and ras lanuf by anti-gadhafi forces. that area accounts for a substantial chunk of libya's 1.5 million barrels of daily oil exports, which have all but stopped since the uprisings began in mid-february. but despite the military successes, crit
the president has insisted all along that the u.s. became involved only to protect the lives of innocent civilians from the brutal gadhafi regime. but critics keep asking him what the long-term goals are, what's the exit strategy? over the weekend and on sunday at cbs' "face the nation" secretary of state clinton said that the military intervention is already producing results. >> we have a lot of diplomats and military leaders in libya who are flipping, changing sides,...
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. >>> and defiance, as u.s. and allied forces pound targets in libya for a fourth straight night, moammar gadhafi emerges in public to tell his supporters he will be victorious. this as president obama heads home to work on handing over responsibility for the no-fly zone and nato finally prepares to step in after a diplomatic back and forth, all early this wednesday morning, march 23rd, back and forth, all early this wednesday morning, march 23rd, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. i'm erica hill with chris wragge. we begin with this breaking news. dame elizabeth taylor has died. >> screen legend and a hollywood icon, long considered one of the most beautiful, most talented women in all of hollywood lore. just a sad day for hollywood. a woman whose life will be celebrated that's for sure. >> there's much to celebrate in that life. her publicist saying the three-time oscar winner, just as famous for her life off screen including the eight marriages and her very important humanitarian work, her publi
. >>> and defiance, as u.s. and allied forces pound targets in libya for a fourth straight night, moammar gadhafi emerges in public to tell his supporters he will be victorious. this as president obama heads home to work on handing over responsibility for the no-fly zone and nato finally prepares to step in after a diplomatic back and forth, all early this wednesday morning, march 23rd, back and forth, all early this wednesday morning, march 23rd, 2011. captioning funded by cbs...
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new details emerge in the shooting deaths of two u.s. airmen in germany as officials investigate the suspect's spob ties to terrorism. we take you to frankfurt where the suspect appears in court today. >>> helpless. emotional appearance on capitol hill actor mickey roone yip admits he is a victim of elder abuse. we will hear more from the 90-year-old legend on the issue that affects millions of americans "early" this thursday morning, march 3rd, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> hi, everyone. welcome to "the early show" here on a thursday morning. i'm chris wragge. >> i'm erica hill. good to have you with us today. we begin this morning with the latest from libya. this morning, leader moammar gadhafi's air force is bombing rebel forces there in the east once again. cbs news correspondent mandy clark joins us from ajdabiya this morning. mandy, hello. >> reporter: hello. well, we're on the road towards the front line and we're hearing that the towns of ajdabiya and al brega were bombed this morning. this morning, the rebels were kigi i di
new details emerge in the shooting deaths of two u.s. airmen in germany as officials investigate the suspect's spob ties to terrorism. we take you to frankfurt where the suspect appears in court today. >>> helpless. emotional appearance on capitol hill actor mickey roone yip admits he is a victim of elder abuse. we will hear more from the 90-year-old legend on the issue that affects millions of americans "early" this thursday morning, march 3rd, 2011. captioning funded by cbs...
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is the u.s. prepared for what could come along with a no-fly zone, specifically if we end up on the ground? >> well, i don't think we should end up on the ground. i think would be counterproductive for us to send in ground forces, but i think it's very clear that, right now, through the use of power, gadhafi has been able to stop the tide that has been running against him. he has been able to inflict casualty from the air. when you have not well-trained or untrained troops, as we have on this anti-gadhafi side, air power really does change the equation. this is very level country, as you know, and so i think that the president of the united states has said gadhafi must go. that means that we need to take action. a no-fly zone would stop -- would not only stop the air attacks, but it would also send a message to the anti-gadhafi forces that we're assisting them. there is humanitarian aid that needs to be given, intelligence we could share with them. there's a number of areas we could help these an
is the u.s. prepared for what could come along with a no-fly zone, specifically if we end up on the ground? >> well, i don't think we should end up on the ground. i think would be counterproductive for us to send in ground forces, but i think it's very clear that, right now, through the use of power, gadhafi has been able to stop the tide that has been running against him. he has been able to inflict casualty from the air. when you have not well-trained or untrained troops, as we have on...